Drop terret and hook.



W. A. SGHLBICHERQ DROP TERRET AND HOOK.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. '1, 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

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WILLIAM A. SCHLEICHERf OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

DROP TERBE'I AND HOOK P Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct,25, 1910.

Application filed August 7, 1909. Serial No. 511,773.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. SoHLEI- CHER, of Cleveland, in the countyof Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Drop Terrets and Hooks.

This invention relates to an improvement in drop terrets and hooks forharness, and is designed to provide a' simple, cheap and efficientdevice of this character which can be readily manufactured andassembled.

Another object of my invention is to provide a terret and hook of thischaracter with a screw shank which is held from turning in the washer,and in which the free end of the eye on the end of the shank is heldfrom opening by means of the washer.

A further and more specific object is to pro vide a terret or hook ofthis character, in which the shank and ring or hook members can beseparately formed, the shank member threaded as cheaply and readily asan ordinary bolt, and the parts then assembled and rigidly secured toeach other.

The precise nature of my invention will be best understood by referenceto the accompanying drawings, which will now be described, it beingpremised, however, that changes may bemade in the details ofconstruction and general arrangement of parts without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claim, ofwhich the following is a full, clear and exact description; referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view of one form of myimproved drop terret on the line I-I of Figs. 3; Fig. 2 is a similarView on the line IIII of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the lineIII-III of Fig. 1; and Figs. 4: and 5 are views similar to Figs. 1 and 2respectively, showing my invention applied to a drop hook.

In the drawings, the numeral 2 designates the shank member, the lowerportion of which is threaded to receive the usual nut for securing it tothe saddle tree. The upper portion of the shank is provided with an eye3, which is formed by a continuation of the shank bent upon itself andextending downwardly a short distance along the body portion of theshank, as indicated at 4:. This portion 4 of the shank is rectangular incross-section, as shown in Fig. 3. Surrounding this shank, immediatelybelow the eye 3, is awasher 5, which is provided with an orificeone-half of which is of semi-circular form and the other half thereof isrectangular, or substantially the same in form as the cross-section ofthe downwardly extending portion 4 of the screwshank.

6 is the ring of the terret, which is provided with a reduced portion 7which is loosely engaged by the eye 3.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a hook for the check rein, such as areusually secured to the saddle tree between the terrets, and which issecured to a shank in a similar manner. In these figures, 8 designatesthe hook, having a reduced portion 9, which is engaged by an eye 3 of ashank 2 which are similar to the shank and eye shown in Figs. 1, 2 and3. 5 is the lock washer and formed integrally therewith is the loop 10,to which the crupper strap is secured.

All of the various parts are cast separately, and the eye of the shankcast open with sufiicient space between the body portion and the portion4:, for the insertion of the reduced portion 7 of the ring 6, or for thereduced portion 9 of the hook 8. After the various parts have beenfinished, the ring or hook is inserted in the eye, after which the saideye is closed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. After the eye is closed, thelock washer is placed on the shank and when the terret or hook issecured in its proper position on the tree, the washer is held fromrotation on the shank by means of the engagement of the portion 4 andthe rectangular portion of the orifice in the washer. The engagementbetween the Washer and the portion 4 also prevents the opening of theeye after the shank has been secured in place.

The advantages of my invention result from the provision of a device ofthis character in which the various parts can be separately cast andfinished before assembling, which forms a simple and cheap construction,free from rivets.

I am aware of the fact that drop terrets and hooks are old; also thatdrop terrets and hooks provided with screw shanks are old, and do notbroadly claim drop terrets and hooks of this character.

A harness mounting comprising a screw shank, a split eye on one end ofthe shank, a strap supporting member journaled in the eye and whollysupported thereby, said eye end in engagement With the shank and to 10being formed of a continuation of the shank prevent the rotation of theshank in the bent upon itself and extending along the Washer;substantially as described.

shank, the free end of the eye extending In testimony whereof, I havehereunto set below the journal of the strap supporting my hand.

member and being rectangular in cross sec- WILLIAM A. SCHLEICHER. tionfor a portion of its length, and a washer Witnesses: engaging the shankand the rectangular free OSCAR J. FREY,

end of the eye and arranged to hold the free JOHN MCGRATH.

